Vetepere Travel Guide

  National Epic at Vargamae, near Vetepere
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  • National Epic at Vargamae, near Vetepere
      National Epic at Vargamae, near Vetepere
    by antistar
  • Wargamae, Estonia
      Wargamae, Estonia
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  • Wargamae, Estonia
      Wargamae, Estonia
    by antistar
  • Vargamae Theatre Production
      Vargamae Theatre Production
    by antistar
  • Vargamae Theatre Production
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Vargamae Theatre Production

Vargamae Theatre Production, Vetepere

 antistar Says:  In the long evenings of Summer the Tallinn City Theater has put on irregular performances of the National Epic, Truth and Justice, in the forest clearing next to the Vargamae farm where much of the story is set. Sometimes they have performed the entire quintology over a... 

Vargamae Farm

Vargamae Farm, Vetepere

 antistar Says:  Just off the dusty country road, down a muddy path, on the edge of the forest, you will find Vargamae. These are the preserved wooden farm buildings that witnessed the birth of Anton Hansen Tammsaare, founder of the Estonian language movement and author of the Estonian... 

Transportation  

Difficult

Difficult, Vetepere

 antistar Says:  Most people visit here by car, but I think it is possible to get here on public transport. It will require a bit of research and a sense of adventure. You can certainly get a bus to Paide, the local administrative centre. Regular buses run between Tallinn and Paide every... 

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Ticks and Mosquitoes

Ticks and Mosquitoes, Vetepere

 antistar Says:  This far into the country, especially if you go to Wargamae, you will find a plague of mosquitoes in summer. The forests are also alive with ticks, some of them carrying the potentially fatal disease of tick-borne encephalitis. It's a tiny but not insignificant threat, and... 

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The Heart and Soul of Estonia

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 Vetepere is far under the tourist radar, but every Estonian knows the place. It is the key to the soul of Estonia: the birthplace of Estonia's Shakespeare, Anton Hansen Tammssaare. Here much of... 

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